Hosiery package



D. HAHN HOSIERY PACKAGE July 17, 1951 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Dec. 4,1947 BY 112.4, llTTORA/EYS D. H A H N HOSIERY PACKAGE July 17, 1951 3Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Dec. 4, 1947 IN VEN TOR.

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HOSIERY PACKAGE Filed Dec. 4, 1947 s sheets sh et 5 WIT/V555 Q INVNTOR.MW BY 170061.45 fm/f/v M4, dw4zz H TTORNEYS Patented July 17, 1951HOSIERY PACKAGE Douglas Hahn, Ridgewood, N. J., assignor to B. Altman &00., New York, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application December 4,1947, Serial No. 789,604

2 Claims.

This invention relate to an improved hosiery package having featureswhich render it particularly suitable for merchandizing womens sheerhose, although it can be used to equal advantage for the sale of anyother kind of hosiery.

One of the objects of the invention is to provide a hosiery packagewhich can be sealed at the mill and delivered to the ultimate consumerin such sealed condition and without the goods contained in such packagebeing handled by others.

Another object of the invention is to provide a sealed hosier packagecapable of displaying the hosiery contained therein so as to enable acustomer to ascertain the quality and other characteristics of suchhosiery.

A further object of the invention is to provide a hosiery package whichis so constructed that the hosiery may be inserted into, and removedfrom the same, with relative ease and without damage.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an attractivehosiery package of such form that it is convenient to pack and handle,and capable during such handling, of maintaining the hosiery containedtherein in an unwrinkled and undamaged condition.

Other objects of the invention as well as the features of noveltythereof, will become apparent after a perusal of the followingdescription when read in connection with the accompanying drawings inwhich Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive, are perspective views illustrating thesuccessive steps employed in forming the hosiery package shown in Figs.'7 to 9 of the drawings; Fig. '7 is a longitudinal sectional view of ahosiery package made in accordance with the invention; Fig. 8 is an endView showing the left-hand end of the package in Fig. 7; Fig. 9 is anend view showing the right-hand end of the package in Fig. 7 and Figs.15) to 1%, inclusive, illustrate the successive steps used in formingthe hosiery package of this invention by another method.

Referring first to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in Figs.1 through 9 of the drawings, the reference numeral I designatesgenerally a pair of womens high grade sheer hosiery having the top ends2 usual in such type of hosiery. In packaging such hosiery in accordancewith the invention, one or more pairs thereof are first foldedsubstantially midway of their lengths about the top edge 3 of a springmember 4, as is shown in Fig. 1 of the drawings. The member 4 isrectangularly-shaped and has a width approximatel the same as thegreatest width of the hosiery i and a length substantially equal toonequarter of the length of such hosiery. For the purpose of theinvention, the member 4 is constituted of a grade of bond paper havingsufficient resiliency to tend to open up When rolled into cylindricalform, although any other suit-,- able equivalent material may be used.for the spring member 4.

After the hosiery i has been placed on the upper edge of the springmember 4 in the manner above noted, the lower or foot end of the hosieryis folded upwardl about the bottom edge 5 of the member :3 so that it ispositioned between the ends 3 and 5 of such member, and intermediatesuch member, and the upper portion of the hosiery. Preferably also, thefoot portion of the hosiery is folded along a longitudinal line insubstantial alignment with the front edges of the flattened hosiery, sothat such foot portion lies entirely within the area of the member 4.The upper end of the hosiery is then folded about the bottom edge 5 ofthe member l so that the upper end 2 of the hosier overlies the calfportions thereof and is adjacent to the upper edge 3 of the member 4, asis shown in Fig. 2 of the drawing. This completes the mounting of thehosiery I on the spring member 4.

The member 4 with the hosiery l folded thereon, is then laid flat on asheet of transparent, thermoplastic material 6, such as celluloseacetate, with the upper edge 3 of the member 4 spaced slightly beyond anend edge of the sheet 6 and the side edges of such member spaced equallyfrom the side edges of the sheet. The sheet 6 has a length slightlygreater than the length of the member 4 but is substantially wider thanthe latter. With the parts thus positioned, they are rolled together inthe manner illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, into a close roll 1.The ends of the rolled sheets 6 are then twisted about the longitudinalaxis of the roll to form a tightly twisted teat 8 at each end of theroll (note Fig. 5). One of the teats 8 may be pressed into the end ofthe roll leaving the other teat projecting axially from the roll as isshown in Fig. 7 of the drawings.

The roll '1 is then inserted into a container 9 in the mannerillustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawings. As is shown .in Figs. 6 through 9of the drawings, the container 9 includes a cylindricallyshaped body Ii]having an overall length of approximately 6% inches and an insidediameter of approximately 1 inches, thus making it convenient for themanufacturer to pack a number.

of such packages in a cartonand. for the customer to, carry in her bag.The body iii of the container is made of a .005 inch thick sheet oftransparent thermoplastic material, such as cellulose acetate, which isoverlapped and cemented or sealed along its longitudinal edges. The endportions II and 12 of the body H] are printed to provide opaque endsections leaving the intermediate portion of the body clear andtransparent. The ends of the body H)" are provided with inturned beadsl3 and 14 whose edges abut against the interior surface of the body l0.Engaging the bead I3 is a bottom disc 15 having a diameter such, that itforms a tight fit in the body 10 and being constituted of relativelyheavy paper, such as six ply chipboard; The container is closed by a topdisc l6 whichis'tightly fitted in the body In adjacent to the top bead Il. The top disc 16 is made of substantially lighter: material than thebottom disc I5 and preferably is constituted of two ply chipboard. Ascan be seen more clearly in Figs. 7 and 9 of the drawings, the topdisc'I6 is providedwithaa central opening l-l of'relatlvelylarge sizeand-through which the teat B on-theadjacent end of the'roll I mayproject.

It-willbesunderstoodfroin the foregoing, that theipackage of thisinvention includes three elementswliichcooperate together to accomplishthe results desired, namely, the hosiery mounting member 4, the wrapper6 and the container 9. The member by reason of its inherent resiliencyfunctions as a spring to maintain the hosiery againstthe'wrapperfi' andto maintain the latter against'the body iflof the container. Asa resultof this action of the member 4, the hosiery is maintained in a smoothcondition and prevented from. wrinkling in shipment and while beinghandled. Thus, the hosiery-is always maintained innangttractivecondition for display. Due also to this action of the member 4, thequality, pattern; design and other characteristics of the hosiery'are'divulged to better advantage through the transparent wrapper andcontainer. Also because of the member 4,-in cooperation with the enddiscs. i5 and 16, the roll 7, comprising the hosiery, m'ember l'andwrapper 5, is prevented from shifting or moving within the containerduring shipment or' handling, thus maintaining the appearance of thepackage unchanged from thetimeitleaves the mill until it reaches theultimate consumer.

The wrapper '6 not only cooperates with the member- 4 to :prevent thehosiery from wrinkling in shipment, but functions in the nature of alubricantto facilitate the insertion of the roll I into the container atthe mill and its removal from the container by the ultimate consumer.The-wrapper'fi also acts as a shieldagainst damage to the hosiery by anysharp portionsthat may existon the' container because offaulty'manufacture of'the latter,v or produced thereon by beingimproperly opened.

As has previously been mentioned, the construction of the containe'r'i!is such that it cooperates with the member 5 to prevent shifting ormovement of the 'roll 1 relative thereto; the dimensions of'thecontainer with relation to the roll. 'I'being so correlated that thelatter maintains-the end discs lfi and t6 seated against the inturnedbeads 43 and I4, respectively, during handling and shipment of thepackage. The body ll] of the container enhances the attractiveness ofthe package by reason: of its opaque endportions I land 12 which concealthe irregular'edges of the convoluted'hosiery and member lrandthewrinkled ends of .the wrapper'fi, and at the same time, affordssuflicient display of the hosiery to give the customer a clearunderstanding of its construction and other characteristics. The form ofthe container 9 and the rigidified, smooth surface of its body portion[0 permit the package to be either attractively displayed on a counteror in a carton or to be delivered as by a slide, from a place of storageto the place of sale without damage to the hosiery.

As has been previously mentioned, the disc 3 is relatively light and canbe readily removed by the customer either by inserting a fingernailunder an edge of the opening I! thereof, or by gripping the projectingteat 8 and pulling on the roll 1. Because of the roll form of the beadl4 and the lubricating action of the wrapper 6, the

roll I may then be removed from the package with relative ease.

While a preferred form of the invention has been hereinabove describedand illustrated in Figs. 1 through 9 of the drawings, it will be evidentto those'skillediinthe art that modifications andchangesin'the'package'may be made without departing from the spirit of theinvention. Foriexample;insteadof constructing the roll H in the mannerillustrated in Figs. 1 through 5 of the'drawings, such roll may beformediby folding thehosiery l around-the member =4 in the manner shown.inFigs. 1 and 2 of the drawingsandthen folding such parts along theline 20-20 shown in Fig. 10 0f the drawings atoratta-in thefolded'condition of such parts shown in Fig. 11 of the drawings. Thethus folded hosiery and member 4' are theniplaced in the center of atransparent wrapper 6' in. the manner shown in Fig. 12 of the drawings.The wrapperfi is then enclosed about the mounted hosiery by'firstfolding two opposed corners of such wrapper over'the mounted hosieryand-then foldingthe'two remaining corners over such mounted hosiery andfinally securing the overlapping apexes of such corners in position by aseal 2| to produce the package 22' shown in Fig. 13 of. the drawings.The package 22 is then'formed'into 'atight roll 1' for'insertion intothe-containerQ as shown .in Fig. 14 of the drawings. After suchinsertion,.a disc i6 is inserted inzplacerto produce the package shownin Figs. 7 through 9 of the drawings.

.1: claim:

1.. A hosiery package. having a cylindrical form and comprisin'g acylindrical container including a tubular body portion of fixeddiameter. and composed-at least in part, of transparent materiaLandhaving turned in ends forming'beads, a pair of end discs looselypositioned in said body portion and seated on said beads, at least oneof said discs being removable from said body portionthrough itsassociated bead, a roll located in sa'id'body portion and-having alength such as to maintain said discszseated on said beads, said rollincluding a mounting member, a pair of stockings .folded on said memberand a wrapper of opening, and one end of said wrapper being twisted intothe form of a teat and exposed by said discopening,v

2. A cylindrically-shaped hosiery package com posed of a pair ofstocking and a wrapper of smooth, transparent material formed into aroll, and a cylindrically-shaped container for roil, said containerincluding a unitary sheet of relatively non-stretchable material havingits longitudinal edges secured together to form a tubular body portionof fixed diameter, said body portion having a length such that its endsproject slightly beyond the ends of the stocking r011 enclosed therebyand having opaque end sections of substantial width to conceal the endportions of said stocking roll and being transparent intermediate saidopaque end sections to expose to the view of an observer theintermediate portion of said stocking roll, the opaque end sections ofsaid body portion being rolled inwardly to provide internal beads, apair of end discs each contained within said body portion between saidbeads and each engaging the inner surface of a bead to close an end ofsaid body portion, said stocking roll being formed to press resilientlyradially outwardly to bring its outermost layer into smooth, snugengagement with the interior surface of said body portion and having alength such as to maintain 2 it is seated, said radially resilientstocking roll being compressible to permit its Withdrawal past theinturned head on which said light paper end disc is seated.

DOUGLAS HAHN.

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